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Re:Tesla owners asking what happens if 'full self driving' i... by postingawayonhn on Monday April 05, 2021 @09:27AM (#26698610)
The orbiters and solid boosters were but the massive external tank was not recovered. The time and complexity associated with the refurbishment of the orbiters and booters resulted in a program cost of over $1b per launch. SpaceX can launch similar sized payloads on FH for ~$150m.
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Re:Tesla owners asking what happens if 'full self driving' i... by mrtksn on Monday April 05, 2021 @09:28AM (#26698635)
nice factoid, thanks.
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